Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates our U.S. revenues by

major service line, with all international businesses included in a single line, which consists primarily of tax preparation revenues:

					(in 000s)
Year ended April 30,	2019		2018		2017
Revenues:
U.S. assisted tax preparation	$	1,858,998	$	1,947,160	$	1,902,212
U.S. royalties	243,541		245,444		250,270
U.S. DIY tax preparation	260,082		243,159		219,123
International revenues	220,562		227,266		210,320
Revenues from Refund Transfers	169,985		171,959		148,212
Revenues from Emerald Card®	98,256		102,640		95,221
Revenues from Peace of Mind® Extended Service Plan	108,114		101,572		92,820
Revenues from Tax Identity Shield®	35,661		28,823		21,054
Interest and fee income on Emerald AdvanceTM	58,182		56,986		57,022
Other	41,500		34,922		40,060
Total revenues	$	3,094,881	$	3,159,931	$	3,036,314

Changes in Balances of Deferred Revenue and Wages

Changes in the balances of deferred revenue and wages for POM are as follows:

										(in 000s)
POM	Deferred Revenue						Deferred Wages
Year ended April 30,	2019			2018			2019			2018
Balance, beginning of the year	$	218,274		$	211,223		$	32,683		$	31,344
Amounts deferred	120,163			122,650			13,336			18,148
Amounts recognized on previous deferrals	(125,926		)	(115,599		)	(18,713		)	(16,809		)
Balance, end of the year	$	212,511		$	218,274		$	27,306		$	32,683